iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
Hartono says she had to fight for every point to get past Watson as Tikhonova waltzed past Abduraimova in the second semifinal
KT APPDOWNLOAD
Doha round of trade talks risks gridlock
TOKYO The Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations risks imminent gridlock and the loss of credibility without the political will of participants at this weekend's informal World Trade Organisation meeting to avoid it, the head of the Geneva-based body said here yesterday.
"We are facing imminent gridlock. Only tightly-focused political energy can avoid it," WTO director general Supachai Panitchpakdi said.
His comments came in a working dinner for ministers representing 22 WTO member countries and regions at the start of the three-day "mini-ministerial" meeting hosted by Japan.
In a hard-hitting speech, a copy of which was obtained by AFP, Supachai spelled out the key deadlines facing trade negotiators as well as those that have already passed without reaching agreement.
He highlighted the failure to meet a December 2002 deadline for agreeing access to cheap generic drugs for countries too poor to manufacture their own, and the lack of agreement on "special and differential treatment" for developing nations before the WTO. - AFPMore news from
Funding for the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate comes from governments, companies, and non-governmental organisations
Through their work, they have displayed the beauty of the sea, desert and the heritage as well as its people and wildlife
48,780 people have also been wounded in the war, a spokesman said
Pentagon says 14,000 tank shells will be sold to Israel without Congressional review
The working hypothesis guiding the investigation was related to manslaughter charges, without any suspects identified
The anthem that features 13 artists was performed live during the closing session of the World Climate Action Summit
Palestinian president calls American position as aggressive and immoral after it vetoed a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in the territory